Registered Nurse

Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge in your career?

We are looking for a dedicated enthusiastic flexible staff nurse to work in our outpatient's department at Samuel Johnson Community Hospital. The post will be for twelve months fixed term contract.

We are a vibrant expanding, multi-specialty outpatient services, offering invaluable experience, liaising with multidisciplinary teams giving all round holistic care and environment.

In Return our community hospitals offer a warm welcome. We have a friendly and dedicated team who will support you in your role, offering promotional opportunities, onsite training and flexible family friendly working

Main duties of the job

This Role would ideally suit a staff nurse who can support a range of clinical specialities, contributing to the delivery of an effective, efficient and responsive outpatient service. You will be supporting the team in the smooth running of the clinics and ensuring the clinics are supported in delivering their individual speciality.

We are a general outpatients and host a variety of different speciality's including ENT, ophthalmology, Dermatology, urology and Trauma and orthopaedic plus many more.

You will have excellent communication skills and a flexible attitude which will assist you in managing numerous issues pertaining to patient's, their safe and efficient journey through the department as well as liaising with Multi-disciplinary Teams.

You must be committed to delivering high quality of care and be able to work flexibly as part of a team. There will be late working as required and future evening and weekend clinics. The ability to prioritise your workload and liaise confidently with staff from all disciplines is essential.

Closing date of applications: 15 November 2023

Interview date: 29 November 2023

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Samuel Johnson Community Hospital

Trent Valley Road

Lichfield

WS13 6EF

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Samuel Johnson Community Hospital

Trent Valley Road

Lichfield

WS13 6EF

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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